Machine for packing match-books, &amp;c.



Patented Oct. 8,1918; 4 $IIEETS-SIIEET I 1].", 70C'.D0rm& ym-5M 6&1 vi v J. c. DONNELLY.

MACHINE F OR PACKING MATCH BOOKS, Sac.

7 APPLICATION FILED NOV-4 1916.

J. C. DONNELLY.-

MACHINE FOR PACKING MATCH.BO0KS,&c.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-4| 916- i Patented Oct. 8,1918.

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J. C. DUNNELLY.

MACHINE FOR PACKING MATCH'BOOKS, 6w.

ArPucATlbu FILED uov.4.191s.

Patented 00t..8, 1918.

4 SHEEIS SHEET 4.

' posing side of the row of compressed books thus push the books into an underlying conagainst the respective ends of each row of books deposited upon the bed 12, and thus compress the row sufiiciently to insure its easy entry intoa suitably-disposed box or carton, as 25. In the present illustration the plunger head 24 is formed with an outwardly extending member 26 perforated for the reception ofthe upper end of a vertical rock-arm 27 which, extending through a slot in the bed, is pivoted at its lowerend to a suitably-disposed bracket 28 on the base 29 of the supporting frame of the packing machine. Pivoted to this arm, near its upper end, is one extremity of a horizontal bar 30 which extends beneath and transversely of the bed and is slidingly fitted in the ways of a suitably-disposed guide 31. The bar 30 has formed thereon a gear rack 37 which meshes with a pinion 38 on a short shaft 39 having its bearings in brackets 40 on the bed, which shaft also bears a pinion 41 in mesh with rack-teeth formed on a slide member 42 carrying the plunger-head 23. On the shaft 22.is a cam 43, the race of which receives a roller 44 on'the rock-arm 27, and thereby effects the timely I oscillation of the latter. This rock-armthus horizontally reciprocates the adjacent plunger head 24 and through the rack and gear connections, alsoactuates the head 23 simultaneously with but reversely of its compan- 1OIl..

45 designates a horizontal plunger head ,movable at right angles to the end plunger heads'and positioned to act against theopandpush the row bodily to and upon a pair of shutters 46 whichnormally close a discharge throat opening in the bed, as will presently appear; r I

The plungerhead 45 is mounted to slide in ways on the bed 12 and is connected by means of a link 47 with a vertical rock-arm 48 which is pivoted at its lower end on a suitably-disposed bracket 49 on. the base. This arm 48 is provided with aroller 50 which runs in the race 51 of a cam 52.0n a power driven shaft 53 of the packing machine, said race being formed to effect the requisite oscillation of the arm and, perforce,the reciprocation of the plunger head 45. The shafts 53 and 22 are geared, together to turn in the same direction,.as will hereinafter appear.

54 designates aback stop for the row or rows of books positioned on the shutters.

55 designates a vertically-reciprocable plunger head arranged and operated to bear upon the top of the row or rows of matchvbooks above the throat in the bed when the shutters are opened as below described, and

tainer. The head 55 is guidedin a suitable standard'56 on the bed and is provided with an upright extension 57 which is connected by means of depending links 58 with a rockframe 59., The lower ends of these links are united by a tie-rod 60 which affords a pivotal connection for the arms of the rockframe. This frame is carried by a suitablydisposed shaft 61 having itshearings in brackets 62 on the base. Extending from the shaft 61 is an arm 63 bearing a roller 64 which runs in the race 65 of a cam 66 on the shaft 53, and is thereby actuated in a manner to effect through the connections described the timely reciprocation of the plunger head 55. V

67 designates a vertical chute which is arranged directly beneath the throat in the bed and is adapted tosupport the box. or carton in position for the reception of the row or rows'of match books depressed-by the plunger head 55 as above mentioned. This chute, in the form illustrated, comprises a casing substantially rectangular in,

I means offa horizontally reciprocating plungervhead 69. A plunger head 70 horizon tally reciprocative at right angles to" the head 69 pushes the succeeding boxes from the upper run of a delivery belt 71 into the path of the head 69. The belt passes about a pulley 72 suitably supported beneath the bed. The plunger heads 69, 70 maybe relatively actuated in any suitable manner.

Inv the present instance the plunger. head 69 is slidingly fitted to guides 1n a supporting frame 73 beneath the bed andis provided with a gear rack 74 with which meshes a gear wheel 75 on a shaft 76 having its bearings in brackets 77 on the under side of the frame 73. this shaft is a pinion 78 with which meshes a vertically reciprocative gear rack 79 carried'by the upper end of a verticall -reciprocating bar 80. (See Figs. 1 and 3. This bar is bifurcated at its lower end to embrace the shaft 53 and is thereby vertically guided. It is also/provided with a roller 81 that runs in the race '82 of a cam 83 on said shaft; the contour of the race being such as to effect the timely reciprocatlon of the barand the actuation of the plunger-head 69 through the intermediate gearing described. I I The plunger head 70 is slidingly fitted to guides on the frame 73, atright angles to the path of the head 69, so as to be movable rock-arm 84 bears a roller 86 which runs in 60 ibjgly fitted-to a vertical-guide 97 in'the bed;

the race 87 of a cam 88 on the sliaiit 53:; said race being appropriately shaped to 'efiect the timely operation of; the rockrerm and the reciprocation ofthe plungershcad 'll).

The mechanisms above generally described mainly difi'er in features'ot detail and; design from the ineclianisrns'pertonmingcdrr responding functions in the machine "Set out in the patent aforesaid." The specific structural details herein illustrated are-there: fore, not of the essence of the present invention, which, as above indicated, particularly concerns the shutter mechanismdf the dis: charge throat and the parts correlated there,- With-as will now be described,

The discharge throat is formed in a meniber 46 which is detachably seated in an ap propriate opening inthe' bed 12,- and the shutters L6 comprise'plates hinged to the re spective side walls of the discharge opening by means of trunnions or pintles 89.. The trunnions at one end of the shutters are provided with meshiitoj sector gears 90 which insure simultaneous uniform. movement of the shutters when one or. the other is sitting on its axis. Panalletguidevw'alls 91 for, a row or rows of books are supported: on the frame member 46" at the respective endsoi' the discharge throat,and these walls preterably snpport on their inner surfaces guide members for the ends of. the shutters. Each of these members comprises a plate having two reversely curvedinwardiy beveled edges 92 which are described from the respective axes of the shutters. Each of the shutters has formed on or affixed to its ends 'quadrant-a1 wings 93 the curved edges of which are beveled correspondingly to the adjacent edges of the proximate guide plates and are slidingly fitted thereto. Thus the shutters are efiectually guided and. steadied. through out their swinging movements. The end wings, in conjunction with the bodies of the shutters,provide a funnel-like structure to. facilitate the entrance at the books into the underlying container when the. shutters are swung downward, asWi-ll presently appear,

By the construction above. described-git is to be noted that the thrbat member" and the parts mounted thereon can be bodily applied to or removed from the bed, in "oi-den that members having. throats of different sizes may beem'ployed in accordance with the ca: pacity ot the boxes oreartons to be filled, as will i be later explained.

Fast on the projecting end of the trunnion of one of the 'shutt'e'rsds a pinion 94 with which meshes a i erticallyd'eciprocative gear rack 95 fanned on" or affixed to the upper portion of a dependil'ig bar-'96 which is slid (See Figs, 2, and" 7.) a The lower and of thebar 96 is loosely eonmeets one; annf net-Fe veckdeverfifiwhich has its fulcrumzon. a suitably-disposed stndshaft 99, the other armbfthe lover, being provided with a roller, 1100; in thence 1012 of a'tacc cemlOQ onthqshaftf53. contour at the ca rn is each as to effect theperiodic oscillatin ot the lever-9.8 and corre ponding reciprocation of the ya'elnbar, which ban in its upstroke rotates thelpinion 9A; in a direction which effects the positive dowinivaml swinging (ii the shutters, andin'its downstroke elipositel rotatesth'e biriibnto effect the positive return" of. the shutters to their horizontal closing osition; the, cam insu1 ing the requisite well of the, shutters; in their opening; and closing positions in hare inony with the reeiprotations otthe delivery plunger. In other eel-as, the shutters are maintained in closing position until the b'oolis are disposed the1!eon,'whereuporr the shutters are positively openedtq permit the delivery oftlie books to the underlying box by the descendingplunger 55. The shutters are maintained inf open position until. the delivery pliinger in upward travel'cleztrs the'throat, whereupon the shutters are posi tivply" c1 0sed.-"

\Vhen the shutters are. in open osition their lower ends defpendinto the uh 'e'rl. box 25," at; its respeetiyefsi'des, andi'thus constitut'e'dn conjun'eti'o'n with the (iuadrantal end wings a 'fiinnel-ilike structureT'Which facilitates? the. entnan'gefofi the books into the box, as atiev mentioned. (Seem-gs, fiend! J) 'In'orfder insane thefentinneeiot the ends of the'slnltters' into "the box and? thus obviate any liabilityqf; crushingor mutilati ng the ends 05 the latter, 'I 'proi'ide thethrbatavith vibratory end members 1035, whiohserv'e as eiiicien'tguides ter'the downwardly swing ingjenjds at the shutters. members com jrise relatively thin metal: lates which a i'e' ivot'edi on biaclgetdlflfi atitlijeirespectia e ends of "thethrcatz'rhember so: as to be "movable through vertical; arcs-into "and; from the top. (if when" po itioned; in the chute.

menibei" depends ad jiioeht the box-inlet'csct th'e-hlite anfl belcw the p of the box in its passage theretm wheneby the leading end "of 'thebox, as" it, entered into "theohuteby the plunger 69, swings the membgnupyiard and: the sa me,'- which member then gratitates to'its normal 'posi tion andf bears against the? opposite inner enids'wii-lk ofl'the; hex when thelioxistnlly withinbthei'ehutefas ilhistrated iii '6; 'llhehpembehrIOiqis similar in term ands'ize to the: member-1 hut it isimaintaincd normally lievethe-hefiiqontalpzith ofi thjebox by. th '.tidn t-" if: it ring? which is ac? curedftoa tailepieee and we *breelt'et lfl8- depelidizi nemthe 46h when the is post; ti ij fl withi h bu e ith heme mem boni'iflfle entl. the

02011 the membet=' 1M end member 104 lies. somewhat above the box, as shown in Fig. 5.

The shutters in. their downward movement depress the opposing member 104 against the action of the spring into close relation with the adjacent end wall of the box as indicated in Fig. 6.

It is to be noted that the downstroke of the delivery plunger 55 is sufiicient not only to enter the books into the box, but also to push the filled box downward within the chute to afford-a space for the reception of the next succeeding empty box. Thus the boxes as rapidly as they are filled are depressed in the chute, and thence successively discharged through the open lower end of the chute upon an off-bearing belt 109, or the like.

i The machine is herein illustrated as adapted to the packing of two rows of match books in a box or carton; the throat member and shutter mechanism being of appropriate form and size. Provision is made, however, whereby single rows of books may be packed in'smaller size boxes or cartons, if desired, in which case, of course, a member having a smaller throat and associated shutters is applied to the openingin the bed.

In double-row filling the speed of the primary shaft 22 is twice that of the secondary shaft 53 in order that the timely reciprocations of the positioning plunger 45 and the delivery plunger 55, in relation to the opera tions of the book ejecting, compressing and shutter-actuating mechanisms (which are controlled through the cam connections on the shaft 53,) can be effected so as to position two rows of books upon the shutters and enter them in the underlying box; but in single-row filling the two shafts travel at the same speed in order that the said plungers 45 and 55 shall timely reciprocate to position a single row of books upon the shutters and enter the row of books in the underlying box. The means herein illustrated for actuating the two shafts at the required relative speeds is as. follows, reference being had to Figs. 1,2; and 3.

On the primary shaft 22 is a gear wheel 110 in mesh with an idler gear 111 borne by a stud shaft 112 having its bearingsin a bracket 113 dependingfrom the bed 12, which idler, in turn, meshes with a gear wheel 114 .loose on the shaft 53-, said latter shaft being providedwith a clutch member 115 for coaction with acomplementary clutch member 116011 the gear wheel 114, whereby said latter wheel may be rendered fast or loose on the shaft 53 as desired. The ratio of the. gearing just described is such that when the wheel 114 is clutched to the shaft 53 said shaft is appropriately drivenfrom the primary shaft for double-row filling. Loose on the primary-shaft is a gea'r wheel 117 in mesh with an idler 118 borne by a stud shaft 119 having its bearing in abracket 120 on the supporting frame of the machine, which idler, in turn, meshes with a gear wheel 121 fast on the shaft 53, the primary shaft bein equipped with a clutch 122 which can be actuated. to render the wheel 117 fast or loose on its shaft as desired.

During double-row filling the wheel. 117 is loose on the primary shaft, and the wheel 114 is clutched on the secondary shaft as shown, and hence the latter shaft is driven through the medium of the gears 110, 111, 114; ut when the gear wheel 114 is unclutched on the secondary shaft andthe gear wheel 117 is clutched on the primary shaft, the secondary shaft, by virtue of the ratio of the gearing 117, 118, 121, is appropriately driven for single-row filling.

It is to be noted that the term shutters is used herein in a sense to comprehend any appropriate form of movable barrier for the discharge throat. Furthermore that the mechanisms above set forth may be varied within the principle of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim- 1. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a support having a discharge throat therein, of movable shutters for said throat, positive operating means for moving said shutters to and temporarilylocking them in open and closed positions, and means for feeding articles upon the closed shutters.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a support having a discharge throat therein, of movable shutters for said throat, positive operating means for moving said shutters to and temporarily locking them in open and closed positions, means for feeding articles upon the closed shutters, and discharge means for dischargin said articles through the throat when the shutters are open.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a support havin a discharge throat therein, of shutters hinged to swing within said opening, connections whereby said shutters move as a unit, positive operating means for swinging said shutters to and temporarily locking them in open and closed positions, means for feeding articles upon the closed shutters, and means for discharging said articles through the throat when the shutters are open.

. 4. Ina machine of the class described, the combination with a support having a discharge throat therein, of shutters hinged to swing within said opening, connections whereby said shutters move as a unit, posi tive operating means for swinging the shutters downward to open the throat and for returning them to closing position, said to receive the free ends of the open shutters and the adjacent portions of the end guides, and means for discharging articles through the open throat into the container.

15. In. a machine of the class described, the combination with a supporting structure, of a throat member detachably mounted thereon, movable shutters for the throat of said member, means for actuating said shutters, vibratory guide members at the ends of the throat, means for positioning articles upon the closed shutters, means for supporting a container beneath the throat member in position to receive the free ends of the open shutters and the adjacent portions of the end guides, and means for discharging articles through the open throat into the container.

16. In a machine of the class described, the combination With an article carrier, of means for ejecting successive rows of articles therefrom, a support upon which the arti cles are ejected, means for positioning one or more rows at a discharge station, means for discharging the articles thus positioned, and variable speed means for determining the operations of the positioning and dis charging means in relation to the operation of the said ejecting means.

17. In a machine of the class described, the combination With an article carrier, of means for ejecting successive rows of articles therefrom, a support upon which the articles are ejected, means for compressing one or more rows thus ejected, means for positioning the compressed row or rows at a discharge station, means for discharging the articles thus positioned, and variable speed means for determining the operation of the positioning and discharging means in relation to the operations of the said ej ecting and compression means.

18. In a machine of the class described, the combination With an article carrier, of means for ejecting successive rows of articles therefrom, a support upon which the articles are ejected, said support having a throat portion, movable shutters for said throat portion, means for actuating said shutters, means for positioning one or more rows upon the shutters, means for discharging through the throat portion the articles thus positioned, and variable speed means for de tcrmining the operations of the positioning, discharging and shinter-actuating means in relation to the operation oi the said eject ing means.

19. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an article carrier, of means for ejecting successive rows of articles tlmrc'l'rom, a support upon which the articles are ejected, said support having athroat portion, movable shutters for said throat portion, means for actuating said shutters, means for compressing one or more rows of articles upon the said support, means for positioning the compressed row or rows upon the shutters, means for discharging through the throat portion the articles thus positioned, and variable speed means for determining the operations of the positioning, discharging and the shutter-actuating means in relation to the operations of the said ejecting means and the compression means.

20. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an article carrier, of a plunger mechanism for ejecting successive rows 01 articles therefrom, a support upon which the articles are ejected, plunger mechanism for positioning one or more rows at a discharge station, plunger mechanism for discharging the articles thus positioned, and variable speed means for determining the operations of the positioning and discharging mechanisms in relation to the operation of the said ejecting mechanism.

21. In a machine of the class described, the combination With an article carrier, of plunger mechanism for ejecting successive rows of articles therefrom, a support upon Which the articles are ejected, plunger mechanism for compressing one or more roWs thus ejected, plunger mechanism for positioning the compressed row or rows at a discharge station, plunger mechanism for discharging the articles thus positioned, and variable speed means for determining the operations of the positioning and discharging mechanisms in relation to the operations ot the said ejecting and compression mechanisms.

22. In a machine of the class described, the combination With an article carrier, of plunger mechanism for ejecting successive rows of articles therefrom, a support upon which the articles are ejected, said support having a throat portion, movable shutters for said throat portion, mechanism for actuating said shutters, plunger mechanism for positioning one or more rows upon the shutters, plunger mechanism for discharging through the throat portion the articles thus positioned, andvariable speed means for determining the operations of the positioning, dischargin and shutter-actuating mechanisms in re atlon to the operation of the said ejecting mechanisms. 

